Susan,
I've never done the Petsmart/Petco adoption day things, (except as a
volunteer for a rescue group). I'd never put my guys through it, and
NONE of my angels-at-home-scared-to-death-demons-away would show well at
something like that. I had to laugh about your housecleaning chores
before people show up. My house is such a wreck most of the time. The
litter boxes are clean, but the bathroom is another story! I've got all
those barking dogs to contend with too. You're right, there's nothing
easy about rescue, (adoption is the hardest part for me). I prayed to
the universe to please send forever homes directly after rescues, but
apparently no one is listening :) .
It sounds like you could have used my help with that puppy last year!
Don't give up on dogs just yet. You should think about taking in a
geriatric that has found themselves homeless through no fault of his
own. Sorry, I can't help myself. You should see me on the street.
I've been known to force my phone number on people who seem like good
home candidates and have unwittingly engaged in conversations about
their pets with me!
N
Susan Hoffman wrote:
Thanks. Adoptions are hard work. I call in-home adoptions cocktails
parties without the cocktails. I feel like I'm constantly receiving
visitors at a time when I would like to curl up with a good book and
maybe take a nap. And I am picky, do a lot of screening. The process
requires daily effort. There are a lot of times when I think it would
just be easier to stop dealing with adoptions and just keep the ones
who are here. But I know there are a lot of cats I could not take in
if I did that. (Could not do it with dogs. One week with one puppy
last year cured me of any thought of having a dog. And started me on
the way to ripping up carpets and innstalling laminate flooring.)
